Ventilating window shade



Nov. 30 1926 1,608,572 a. F. WEST El m.

YENTILATING wnwow SHADE Filed May 1'7. 1924 ag 4 M Patented Nov. 30, 192%.

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BATES "WEST illl'l) FRANK TILLMAN BARNETT, F GBEENVILICE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

VENTILATING WINDOW SHADE.

Application filed May 17,

This invention relates to improvements in curtains.

The primary object of this invention 1s the provision of a curtain, such as the conventional type of roller curtain or blind used f shading the openings in windows, which is formed in a novel manner with openings in the upper portion thereof, to permit of convenient ventilation of a room, or to admit i a certain portion of light to the room at the upper end of a window opening, and yet permitting the curtain to close the may or portion of the window openin Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown only apreferred embodiment of this invention, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view taken through a window structure, showing the sashes thereof, with the improved curtain supported upon a roller in its extended relation with respect to the window.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the curtain, showing the novel manner of forming the novel ventilating opening therein.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 83 of Figure 2, and

Figure l is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 1-4; of Figure 2.

In the drawing, the letter A may generally designate a window casing, within which upper and lower sashes l3 and C are slidable, as is ordinarily the case, and improved ULAU curtain D may be used with the window structure, being supported thereon by means of the conventional spring roller F1.

The curtain D preferably comprises the major length lower portion 10, which is opaque and imperforate, and. the curtain inay also include the upper portion 15, which likewise opaque and imperforate; the lat ter portion being adapted for attachment across the roller E, as by tacks or other se- Trl curing means 16. Below the attaching portion 15 the curtain is provided with a plurality of openings 18, 19 and 2-0 there through, which are preferably of rectangular parallel formation. The entire curtain is constructed of one piece of material, and it is to be noted that the transverse portion 1924. Serial No. 713,990.

in which the openings 18, 19 and 20 are formed is properly reinforced by doubling the marginal portion 25 about the ed es of the openings 18, 19 and 20 over upon one side of the curtain D, and stitching these marginal portions 25 to the curtain, as at 29. The adjacent marginal. portions =25 of adjacent openings are placed one upon the other and stitched together to properly re inforce the vertical strip portions, which partition the openings 18, 19 and 20 from each other, so to speak. To facilitate the neat attachment of the reinforcing marginal portions 25 upon the curtain D, the edges of each of these portions 25 are beveled, as at 30.

From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a novel curtain has been provided which is of relatively simple construction; the same being made of one piece of material and being properly reinforced at the points where the openings are made in the upper part thereof "We are aware of the fact that curtains with openings in them have heretofore been provided, but not of the compact one piece nature of the curtain herein described.

In use the curtain is supported upon the roller E over the window opening, and the imperforate opaque portion is of suflicient length to entirely close the opening in the window, to exclude any light and ventilation if so desired. However, merely by pulling down. upon the curtain into the position illustrated in Figure 1 it is poss ble to expose the openings 18, 19 and. 20 at the top of the curtain, so that these openings will permit a draft to pass through the upper part of the window opening. Of course, the top sash B is lowered to provide a space thereabove, wl 'ch may align with the openings l8, l9 and 20, and as is illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Various changes in the sha e, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of the invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of this invention or scope of the claim.

lVe claim:

As an article of manufacture a roller curtain comprising an integral sheet of fabric having a plurality of closely spaced elongated vertical openings in the upper end thereof elongated longitudinally of the curtain, said openings being separated from each other by parallel narrow strips, the mebeing of such Width that the flaps for the openings at opposite sides of the respective strip Will overlap With respect to each other 10 and with respect to the said strip.

BATES F. l VEST. a FRANK TILLMAN BARNETT. 

